Ingoldmells Academy, Skegness
Ingoldmells Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Skegness, part of Greenwood Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 9 schools in Skegness with published results, and 2,822nd of 14,452 across England. It was 67% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ingoldmells Academy in detail
Ingoldmells Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Ingoldmells Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 95% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Ingoldmells Academy
For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Ingoldmells Academy as their first choice and 21 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ingoldmells Academy are Chapel St Leonards Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 46% reading, 50% maths); Seathorne Primary Academy (2.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 76% maths); Hogsthorpe Primary Academy (2.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); and Beacon Primary Academy (2.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths).
Ingoldmells Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Chapel St Leonards Primary SchoolSeathorne Primary AcademyHogsthorpe Primary AcademyBeacon Primary Academy
The trust
Ingoldmells Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
70.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (93%) and Mixed (7%).
Staffing
Ingoldmells Academy had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ingoldmells Academy.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Lane (opposite), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ingoldmells Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 124 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Ingoldmells Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from May 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
70.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
15.0
Avg class size
13.7
Infant (KS1)
20.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Ingoldmells Academy
26.06.2026 New Classes_New Teachers_Goodbyes
26 Jun 2026
23.3.26_Nursery Fee Increase Letter
Summer Play the Lincolnshire Way Booklet
13.7.26_Free Breakfast Club Letter_Update
Atlantis Aliance Kraken Brochure Design
ARBOR Free Breakfast Club Booking System
From Ingoldmells Academy's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Ingoldmells Academy
Before and after school care
Ingoldmells Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Lincolnshire
Term dates
Ingoldmells Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ingoldmells Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ingoldmells Academy is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
105 pupils
157 places
52 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Skegness
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Skegness
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
21
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
22.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
112
Total Pupils
50
Boys
62
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
14.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,499
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,832
Per pupil
£966k
Total funding
£108k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.6%
Overall absence
23.0%
Persistent absence
87
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Ingoldmells Academy
What are SATs results like at Ingoldmells Academy?
Of the pupils at Ingoldmells Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is Ingoldmells Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ingoldmells Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ingoldmells Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Ingoldmells Academy is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ingoldmells Academy?
Ingoldmells Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 157 places.
How big are the classes at Ingoldmells Academy?
Classes at Ingoldmells Academy average 15 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ingoldmells Academy?
Ingoldmells Academy has around 112 pupils on roll. 71% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ingoldmells Academy?
6.6% of sessions were missed at Ingoldmells Academy in 2024/25. 23% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ingoldmells Academy?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ingoldmells Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Ingoldmells Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ingoldmells Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Ingoldmells Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ingoldmells Academy?
Ingoldmells Academy is at Simpson Court, Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 1QE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)